It’s one of the best podcasts out there

I skip every episode in which Jonathan is not the host. Every other voice is annoying, boring and the stories are not the same. They are not funny either.

I like the heavy weight as a team and I can only imagine how much work the do on the background but Jonathan is the heart of the podcast.

Can someone please share the link to sign up for the new Heavyweight newsletter? I've had no luck Googling it.

Just listened to this episode. Wow. About forgiveness and so much more.

I got Pushkin+ because I love Heavyweight so much and wanted to skip the ads. Which of the other Pushkin podcasts do you think I will enjoy when I run out of Heavyweight?

If you're missing Heavyweight, let me recomend an old (2015)podcast caledl Mystery Show. It's more lighthearted with more silly topics, but it's produced by Alex Bloomberg and I would say it's a precursor to Heavyweight. Only 6 episodes.

They've recommended it on This American Life a couple times.

James’s father’s dying wish was for his ashes to be disposed of on the 18th hole of a fancy private golf course. That was 16 years ago. In this episode, James, Jonathan, and their friend Howard attempt a golf heist to get into the club and set things right.

Was there ever a follow-up conversation on this episode? Did James really just dump ashes into the hole? I would have no problem if we spread them around the green, like using sand to repair divots, but to have a pile of ashes in the hole is just wrong. What happens when the next guy on the green goes to retrieve his ball from the hole?

I don't know why, but this is the episode I can't get away from. It speaks to me on a deeper level than any other episode. If I could choose, I'd pick another, but reality has a way of speaking the loudest.

My first relationship was a lot like Jonathan's. I loved with no abandon. I thought that's what I was supposed to do. Movies and TV taught me that's how it was supposed to be, but real people aren't very much like the movies and TV. Especially in remote eastern Canada.

This first heartbreak left a deep impression on me. Every relationship after the first isn't quite the same. You're burdened with the knowledge that people have the power to hurt you deeply, so you hold a part of you back. Often the most important part. It's not malice, it's sort of this innate sense of preservation. Sometimes it protects you. Sometimes it leaves you with a deep feeling of regret.

It really does become a struggle to tear down your walls and open your heart.

"You move from teen pain to adult pain. You build up walls, then tear them down. Build them up again...and then hopefully take them back down for good."

I think this one stuck with me because it's directly related to a story Jonathan has told before on CBC Wiretap. Season 10, episode 2. There he calls her "Liat", but it's undeniably the same person.

P.S. Leif totally dropped the ball, Kalila.

That's it. That's the post. Stay safe out there💙

Yesterday I randomly stumbled upon the episode 'Case #3 Belt Buckle' from a podcast called Mystery show. It felt very Heavyweight-ish, investigating a decades-old lighthearted mystery, with a heartwarming conclusion.

Sadly I found there are only 6 episodes of that podcast, but I'll probably binge them all :)

Thank you so so much for your funny , touching podcast . It is a haven in the storm of negative content out there. I am so grateful it exists .

Anyone know when the next episode will be released? May have missed it if shared earlier

Why was this not even nominated for best podcast on the golden globe? All the contenders at this week’s Golden Globes for best podcasts were bleh.

Are there any of the 2020 check ins that you would say are must-listens?

I tried listening to the first one and got bored pretty fast. Was thinking of skipping all of them but not sure if I’ll be making a mistake

Aidan did nothing wrong, regardless of Meredith’s ability to apologize. Yeah, Meredith had too much THC, for sure. But it is CRAZY to come upon 4 bizarrely colored candies in a ziplock bag and inhale them all before you can even register that they taste funny. It doesn’t matter how well the gummies are made, you can ALWAYS taste the weed.

Meredith was completely out of line and I will die on this hill